Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,633 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Booker T. Washington, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, holding newspaper
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Booker T. Washington’s Visit to Spokane (1913)
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Arthur Allen Fletcher, “The Father of Affirmative Action”
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Stanley Crouch (1945-2020)
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David Nelson Crosthwait, Jr. (1898-1976)

Explore Global African History

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Nairobi, Kenya (1899- )
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Rabat, Morocco (10th century- )
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Samuel Sharpe (ca. 1780-1832)
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(1964) Nelson Mandela, “I Am Prepared To Die”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008
Migrant Mother Holds Her Baby, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1940
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In Praise of Mayme Clayton: Images of the African American West
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History: A Brief History
Frances Louise Hamilton (LT) and Hallie Annie Dee Williams (RT), 1927 Yearbook Photos
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Go Anyplace But Here, Please: The Fight to Train Black Nurses in San Diego

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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